PhD position in Plant Ecology at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Halle, Germany
5 Feb 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research- Department
Species Interaction Ecology- Research Field
Biological sciences » Biodiversity- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Germany- Application Deadline
31 Mar 2024 - 23:55 (Europe/Berlin)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Other- Offer Starting Date
1 Sep 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
The Department of Species Interaction Ecology offers a PhD position within the DFG project “Climate niches and species immigration in grasslands under global change”. The aims of this DFG project are to investigate i) the role of climate niches for species response to experimental future climate and ii) how demography and functional traits may explain the establishment success of immigrating plant species into grasslands of different land-use intensity exposed to climate change.
The PhD researcher will have the opportunity to work in the large experimental platform Global Change Experimental Facility (GCEF) , where future climate is simulated in grasslands managed with different land-use intensity. The candidate will have the opportunity to use already existing data from the grasslands of the GCEF to ask whether the climate niche of species predicts performance in future climate. Further, the candidate will establish a novel seed-addition experiment and quantify if functional traits explain establishment success in experimental treatments. The project is supervised by Dr. Lotte Korell in close cooperation with PD Dr. Christiane Roscher and Prof. Isabell Hensen .
Requirements
- Research Field
- Biological sciences
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- Master of Science in ecology, botany or related field
- Interest and, preferably, practical experience in ecological field research
- Solid knowledge of vascular plant species and plant morphology
- Expertise in statistical data analyses (preferentially using R) is expected
- Strong organizational skills
- Very good skills in communication/ English language skills
- Ability and motivation to work in an international environment
Specific Requirements
- Experience in the field of plant demography and population dynamics is an asset
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » BiodiversityBiological sciences » Botany
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
Additional Information
Benefits
- Excellent technical facilities which are without parallel
- The freedom you need to bridge the difficult gap between basic research and close to being ready for application
- Work in inter-disciplinary, multinational teams
- Excellent links with national and international research networks
- Excellent support and optimal subject-specific and general training with our HIGRADE graduate school
- Website for additional job details
https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2904/Description/2
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Saxony-Anhalt
- City
- Halle (Saale)
- Postal Code
- 06120
- Street
- Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4
Where to apply
- Website
https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2904/Description/2
Contact
- City
Halle (Saale)- Website
https://www.ufz.de/- Street
Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4- Postal Code
06120
[email protected]- Phone
++49 341 6025 4303- Fax
++49 345 558 5329
STATUS: EXPIRED